Grumpy Old Rock Star and other Wondrous Stories
Rick's new book is finally published and here is everything you need to know about it!
ISBN-10: 1848090048
ISBN-13: 978-1848090040
Publisher: Preface Books
Publication Date: 21st August
Book Description
Grumpy Old Rockstar is a collection of never-before-told stories from Rick Wakeman's amazing life, from ordering a curry on-stage to how he ended up with the earth from around Che Guevara's body in his shed.
Synopsis
Around about September 1948, Mr and Mrs Cyril Wakeman had an early night and some time later, at Perivale in Middlesex, Mrs Wakeman produced a bonny baby son. They named him Richard, but he quickly became known as Rick. Rick was a likable little fellow who had a talent for the piano and for making trouble, and music became Rick's life. Later he joined a popular music group called YES and became a legend. Much later he became a Grumpy Old Man who appears on Countdown, hosts a hugely popular radio show on Planet Rock and performs a one-man show telling stories about his rather extraordinary life. Which is where this book you are holding comes in. Mr Wakeman is simply one of the great storytellers of our age - let's face it, he has some fabulous material. It seemed a shame that some of the funniest yarns should not be more widely known. So he accepted some cash and here we are. Curl up by the fire with a Grumpy Old Rockstar and your nearest and dearest. We defy you not to want to read it aloud and laugh.
Book Signing Tour Dates
Rick will be appearing at a number of venues during 2008 to promote his new book and sign copies. These events are purely book signing events and Rick will not be playing at any of them. Any exceptions to this will be noted in the tour list.
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd August | 6:30pm | Edinburgh International Book Festival, Main theatre |
| 15th September | Evening | Waterstones Manchester 91 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BW |
| 16th September | Evening | BookMarks, Spalding 18-20 The Crescent, Spalding, PE11 1AF |
| 17th September | Evening | Jarrolds Norwich 5 London Street, Norwich, NR2 1JF |
| 22nd September | 6:30pm | Waterstones, Milton Keynes Unit 72, Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes, MK9 3GA |
| 23rd September | 7pm | Topping & Co Ely 9 High Street, Ely, CB7 4LJ |
| 24th September | 6:30pm | Waterstones Peterborough The John Player Theatre, Central Library, Broadway, Peterborough |
| 26th September | Evening | Topping & Co Bath The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LS |
| 6th October | 7:30pm | Ilkley Literature Festival Kings Hall, Ilkley |
| 19th October | Cheltenham Literary Festival | |
| 20th October | 8:30pm | Guildford Literary Festival, Electric Theatre Onslow Street, Guildford, GU1 4SZ |
| 6th November | 5:30pm | ‘Ways with Words’ Southwold Literary Festival |
Special Offer For Site Visitors
The publishers have extended a discount offer to all site visitors until mid-October. By ordering from www.grumpyoldrockstar.co.uk and entering the discount code GRUMPYROCK you will get a discount of 35% until October 20th. Before you reach for the email about this, these books will not be signed I'm afraid.